Yuki Tsunoda scored his first points of the season in
Australia with a mature drive to eighth at the flag – which became seventh
thanks to Fernando Alonso’s post-race penalty. That result lifted RB above Haas
in the constructors’ standings into sixth, a just reward for a team that have
been knocking on the door of points since Bahrain.
The pick of the midfield for many after pre-season testing,
in the hands of Tsunoda the VCARB01 has looked especially quick over one lap,
with the Japanese racer qualifying in P11, ninth and eighth at the first three
races.
EXPLAINED: He made no contact with Russell – so why did
Alonso cop a 20-second penalty for his part in the crash?
But after some bad luck and mistimed strategy calls in
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, finally Tsunoda was able to deliver points in a
faultless performance in Melbourne.
